Holderness coast Flashcards
1
Q
The coastline consists of what type of rock?
A
Soft, easily eroded boulder clay
2
Q
Why is the Holderness coast significant?
A
It’s one of Europe’s fastest eroding coastlines
- because the bedrock is made up of glacial till
3
Q
What six things make the Holderness coastline experience problems?
- Geology
- Wave type
- Wave strength.
- Beach?
- S___
- Eustatic s___ level ___
A
- Cliffs made of soft glacial material
- Waves are destructive
- Waves have long fetch
- Beaches are narrow so cannot shield cliffs from destructive waves via the waves breaking on the beach.
- Slumping
- Sea-level rising
4
Q
What happened at Mappleton?
A
Land is largely agricultural- Cowden farm has been lost to the sea due to quick erosion.
5
Q
What has been done at Mappleton? Was it successful?
A
- Rock groynes and a revetment was built.
2. Further south, rate of erosion increased due the groynes blocking longshore drift.
